Auteur

Orson Welles

1915–1985 · American actor and filmmaker

George Orson Welles was an American actor and filmmaker. Remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre, he is considered among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.

Orson Welles, in order

  1. 1933 Twelfth Night: directed, acted
  2. 1934 The Hearts of Age: directed, wrote, acted · audiences 38%
  3. 1938 Too Much Johnson (short film): directed, wrote, acted · streaming on Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex
  4. 1940 Citizen Kane trailer (short film): directed
  5. 1941 Citizen Kane: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 99%, audiences 98%
  6. 1942 The Magnificent Ambersons: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 88%, audiences 84% · streaming on Plex
  7. 1943 Jane Eyre: acted · directed by Robert Stevenson · streaming on Hoopla
  8. 1943 Journey into Fear: directed, wrote, produced, acted
  9. 1943 Show Business at War: acted · directed by Louis de Rochemont
  10. 1944 Follow the Boys: acted · directed by A. Edward Sutherland and John Rawlins
  11. 1946 Duel in the Sun: acted · directed by King Vidor · critics 78%, audiences 55%
  12. 1946 The Stranger: directed, wrote, acted · critics 97%, audiences 81% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
  13. 1946 Tomorrow Is Forever: acted · directed by Irving Pichel · critics 60%, audiences 82%
  14. 1947 Monsieur Verdoux: wrote · directed by Charlie Chaplin · critics 100%, audiences 88% · streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Criterion Channel
  15. 1947 The Lady from Shanghai: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 86%, audiences 84%
  16. 1948 Macbeth: directed, wrote, acted · critics 85%, audiences 76%
  17. 1949 Prince of Foxes: acted · directed by Henry King · audiences 59%
  18. 1949 The Third Man: wrote, acted · directed by Carol Reed · critics 99%, audiences 93% · streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Fawesome
  19. 1950 Black Magic: directed, acted · audiences 67% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Pluto TV
  20. 1950 Disorder: acted · directed by Jacques Baratier
  21. 1950 The Black Rose: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway · audiences 41%
  22. 1950 The Miracle of St. Anne (short film): directed, wrote
  23. 1951 Othello: directed, wrote, acted · critics 86%, audiences 85% · streaming on Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube (free)
  24. 1951 Return to Glennascaul (short film): acted · directed by Hilton Edwards · audiences 83% · streaming on Criterion Channel
  25. 1952 Trent's Last Case: acted · directed by Herbert Wilcox
  26. 1953 King Lear: acted · directed by Andrew McCullough
  27. 1953 Magic Trick: directed, wrote, acted
  28. 1953 Man, Beast and Virtue: acted · directed by Steno
  29. 1954 Royal Affairs in Versailles: acted · directed by Sacha Guitry
  30. 1955 Around the World with Orson Welles (TV series): directed, acted
  31. 1955 Madrid Bullfight: directed
  32. 1955 Moby Dick—Rehearsed: directed
  33. 1955 Mr. Arkadin: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 73%, audiences 79% · streaming on Prime Video, HBO Max, Philo
  34. 1955 Napoléon: acted · directed by Sacha Guitry
  35. 1955 Orson Welles' Sketch Book (TV series): acted
  36. 1955 Three Cases of Murder: directed, acted · audiences 78% · streaming on Criterion Channel, TCM
  37. 1956 Moby Dick: acted · directed by John Huston · critics 78%, audiences 73% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi
  38. 1956 Orson Welles and People: directed
  39. 1957 Man in the Shadow: acted · directed by Jack Arnold · audiences 80%
  40. 1958 Masters of the Congo Jungle: acted · directed by Heinz Sielmann and Henry Brandt
  41. 1958 Portrait of Gina: directed
  42. 1958 The Fountain of Youth: directed
  43. 1958 The Long, Hot Summer: acted · directed by Martin Ritt · critics 82%, audiences 82%
  44. 1958 The Roots of Heaven: acted · directed by John Huston · audiences 52%
  45. 1958 The Vikings: acted · directed by Richard Fleischer · critics 77%, audiences 72% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free), Tubi
  46. 1958 Touch of Evil: directed, wrote, acted · critics 96%, audiences 92% · streaming on Prime Video, Plex, Tubi
  47. 1959 Compulsion: acted · directed by Richard Fleischer · critics 100%, audiences 85% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), Tubi
  48. 1959 Ferry to Hong Kong: acted · directed by Lewis Gilbert
  49. 1960 Austerlitz: acted · directed by Abel Gance
  50. 1960 Crack in the Mirror: acted · directed by Richard Fleischer
  51. 1960 David and Goliath: acted · directed by Ferdinando Baldi and Richard Pottier · audiences 43% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Prime Video (free)
  52. 1961 King of Kings: acted · directed by Nicholas Ray · critics 82%, audiences 78%
  53. 1961 La Fayette: acted · directed by Jean Dréville
  54. 1961 The Tartars: acted · directed by Ferdinando Baldi and Richard Thorpe
  55. 1962 The Trial: directed, wrote, acted · critics 84%, audiences 87%
  56. 1963 Curd Cheese: acted · directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
  57. 1963 Ro.Go.Pa.G.: acted · directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Pier Paolo Pasolini
  58. 1963 The V.I.P.s: acted · directed by Anthony Asquith · critics 0%, audiences 45% · streaming on TCM
  59. 1964 In the Land of Don Quixote (TV movie): directed, produced, acted
  60. 1965 Chimes at Midnight: directed, wrote, acted · critics 96%, audiences 85% · streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
  61. 1965 Marco the Magnificent: acted · directed by Denys de La Patellière and Noël Howard
  62. 1966 A Man for All Seasons: acted · directed by Fred Zinnemann · critics 89%, audiences 87% · streaming on Fawesome
  63. 1966 Is Paris Burning?: acted · directed by René Clément · critics 75%, audiences 72%
  64. 1967 Casino Royale: acted · directed by John Huston and Joseph McGrath · critics 28%, audiences 33% · streaming on Prime Video
  65. 1967 I'll Never Forget What's'isname: acted · directed by Michael Winner
  66. 1967 Le Désordre à vingt ans: acted · directed by Jacques Baratier
  67. 1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar: acted · directed by Tony Richardson
  68. 1968 House of Cards: acted · directed by John Guillermin
  69. 1968 Kampf um Rom (TV movie): acted · directed by Andrew Marton and Robert Siodmak
  70. 1968 Tetepango: acted · directed by Giulio Petroni · audiences 55%
  71. 1968 The Immortal Story (TV movie): directed, wrote, acted · critics 92%, audiences 70% · streaming on Criterion Channel
  72. 1968 The Last Roman: acted · directed by Andrew Marton and Robert Siodmak
  73. 1968 Vienna (short film): directed, acted
  74. 1969 Battle of Neretva: acted · directed by Veljko Bulajić · audiences 65% · streaming on Fawesome, Tubi
  75. 1969 Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat: acted · directed by Andrew Marton and Robert Siodmak
  76. 1969 The Southern Star: acted · directed by Sidney Hayers
  77. 1969 The Thirteen Chairs: acted · directed by Luciano Lucignani and Nicolas Gessner · audiences 68%
  78. 1970 An Evening with Orson Welles: directed, wrote, acted
  79. 1970 Catch-22: acted · directed by Mike Nichols · critics 80%, audiences 76% · streaming on MGM+, Kanopy, Hoopla
  80. 1970 Salvador Dalí: acted · directed by Jean Christophe Averty
  81. 1970 Start the Revolution Without Me: acted · directed by Bud Yorkin · critics 71%, audiences 76%
  82. 1970 The Kremlin Letter: acted · directed by John Huston · audiences 61%
  83. 1970 Waterloo: acted · directed by Sergei Bondarchuk · critics 27%, audiences 83%
  84. 1971 A Safe Place: acted · directed by Henry Jaglom · audiences 23% · streaming on Roku Channel
  85. 1971 One Man Band (short film): directed, wrote
  86. 1971 Sentinels of Silence (short film): acted · directed by Robert Amram
  87. 1971 Ten Days' Wonder: acted · directed by Claude Chabrol · critics 60%, audiences 39% · streaming on Prime Video (free), MX Player
  88. 1972 Get to Know Your Rabbit: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 50%, audiences 42%
  89. 1972 Malpertuis: acted · directed by Harry Kümel · audiences 65%
  90. 1972 Necromancy: acted · directed by Bert Ira Gordon · audiences 25% · streaming on Roku Channel
  91. 1972 Treasure Island: wrote, acted · directed by Andrea Bianchi and Antonio Margheriti · audiences 16% · streaming on Prime Video, Plex, Prime Video (free)
  92. 1973 F for Fake: directed, wrote, acted · critics 88%, audiences 88% · streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
  93. 1973 La Grande Bretèche (TV movie): directed, acted
  94. 1974 And Then There Were None: acted · directed by Peter Collinson · audiences 32% · streaming on Kanopy
  95. 1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?: acted · directed by Philippe Mora · audiences 57% · streaming on Fawesome
  96. 1976 Voyage of the Damned: acted · directed by Stuart Rosenberg · critics 82%, audiences 50% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Pluto TV
  97. 1977 Hot Tomorrows: acted · directed by Martin Brest
  98. 1977 It Happened One Christmas (TV movie): acted · directed by Donald Wrye
  99. 1978 Filming Othello (TV movie): directed, wrote, acted
  100. 1978 The Greatest Battle: acted · directed by Umberto Lenzi · streaming on Fawesome, Tubi
  101. 1979 The Double McGuffin: acted · directed by Joe Camp · audiences 67%
  102. 1979 The Muppet Movie: acted · directed by James Frawley · critics 89%, audiences 88% · streaming on Disney+
  103. 1980 The Secret of Nikola Tesla: acted · directed by Krsto Papić
  104. 1981 History of the World, Part I: acted · directed by Mel Brooks · critics 62%, audiences 81%
  105. 1981 The Man Who Saw Tomorrow: acted · directed by Robert Guenette
  106. 1982 Butterfly: acted · directed by Matt Cimber · audiences 35%
  107. 1982 Genocide: acted · directed by Arnold Schwartzman · audiences 73% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  108. 1983 Where Is Parsifal?: acted · directed by Henri Helman · streaming on Roku Channel
  109. 1984 The Road to Bresson (short film): acted · directed by Leo de Boer
  110. 1984 The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (short film): directed, wrote, acted
  111. 1987 Someone to Love: acted · directed by Henry Jaglom · critics 75%, audiences 55% · streaming on Roku Channel, Fandango at Home (free), Fawesome
  112. 1991 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse: acted · directed by Eleanor Coppola and George Hickenlooper · critics 100%, audiences 94% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  113. 1992 Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio: acted · directed by Ken Burns
  114. 1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese and Michael Henry Wilson · critics 100%, audiences 95% · streaming on Kanopy
  115. 1996 The Battle Over Citizen Kane: acted · directed by Michael Epstein and Thomas Lennon
  116. 1999 The Big Brass Ring: wrote · directed by George Hickenlooper · critics 57%, audiences 17% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Plex
  117. 2001 A Huey P. Newton Story: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 100%, audiences 85% · streaming on Philo, Starz
  118. 2002 Lost in La Mancha: acted · directed by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe · critics 94%, audiences 77% · streaming on Philo, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  119. 2003 Apple Jack (short film): acted · directed by Mark Whiting
  120. 2008 Lucifer et moi: acted · directed by Jean-Jacques Grand-Jouan
  121. 2018 The Other Side of the Wind: directed, wrote, produced · critics 82%, audiences 57% · streaming on Netflix
  122. Orson Welles' Magic Show: directed, wrote, produced, acted
  123. Screenplay for Citizen Kane: wrote
  124. The Orson Welles Show: directed